A youngster who has worked tirelessly to help his disabled older brothers has been recognised with a national award.
Nine-year-old Armaan Aslam, who lives at Ravensthorpe, will join Prince Harry and a host of celebrities at London’s Dorchester Hotel on Monday, October 3, for the 2016 WellChild Awards.
Armaan was nominated for the award by his social worker Rebecca Crossland for his efforts to help older brothers Hassan and Arslan, who both had Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy.
The lively youngster was chosen from hundreds of nominations from across the UK to win the category of Most Caring... read more

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